Medical Law and Ethics (AMCA official)
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Maintain confidentiality of privileged information - ANS Confidentiality of patient
information is a vital ethical principle that needs to be observed by a medical assistant
HIPAA Security Rules - ANS it is important that your computer is positioned in a manner that
does not reveal information to patients that may be standing close to your desk.
Ethics - ANS is the knowledge of what is right conduct versus what is wrong conduc
Communication among peers - ANS must remain professional and appropriate throughout
the workday
A medical assistant participates in both front and back office activities - ANS Answer phones
and schedule appointments; Prepare statements for billing; Communicate with patients; Chart
a patient's history; Take a patient's vitals
The following are settings in which they work - ANS Doctor's office; Surgical center; Clinic;
Nursing home; Long Term Care Facility; Acute Care Facility; Ambulatory Clinics; Rehabilitation
facilities
Administrative duties include - ANS telephone coverage, scheduling, insurance terminology
maintenance of medical records, and the management of all correspondences.
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Demonstrate an understanding of physician- patient relationship - ANS In any contractual
relationship, both parties have certain rights and responsibilities
Ventral - ANS front part of body
Dorsal - ANS back part of body
Anterior - ANS in front of
Posterior - ANS toward the back part of body
Medial - ANS towards the midline of the body
Lateral - ANS towards the side of the body
Proximal - ANS closest to the point of origin
Distal - ANS away from the point of origin
Frontal plane - ANS divides the body into front and back portions
Transverse plane - ANS divides the body into upper and lower portions
Anterior (ventral - ANS front surface of the body
Posterior (dorsal) - ANS back side of the body
Deep - ANS away from the surface
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